NORWAY · LICENCES · NPDID 38723978
Production licence 1196
Production licence 1196 was granted Feb 17, 2023 in round TFO2022 in the Barents Sea. It is active, in the initial extended phase, operated by Vår Energi ASA with 1 licensee.
- Feb 17, 2023
- granted · valid to Feb 17, 2032
- 1,056
- km² today · 1,056 when granted
- 0
- wellbores · 0 exploration
- 4
- register messages
SODIR FACTPAGES · PETROLEUM REGISTER
Licensees today
| Company | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASAOPERATOR | 100% | Feb 17, 2026 |
Petroleum Register
4 MESSAGES · AS FILED, IN NORWEGIAN
The Petroleum Register is Norway's public record of rights in production licences. Every transfer of a share, change of operator, mortgage, extension, and lapse is entered there with its date. The Directorate publishes it in Norwegian only, so each entry is shown in its own words with a link to read it in English.
Jun 29, 2026 · Uttreden av tillatelse · DOC 20227
I henhold til godkjenningsbrev fra Energidepartementet datert 03.06.2026 har OMV Norge AS trådt ut av utvinningstillatelsen. Vår Energi ASA har overtatt OMV Norge AS sin deltakerandel på 30 % med virkning fra 17.02.2026.
Jun 24, 2026 · Licensee name change · DOC 20106
OMV (Norge) AS har endret foretaksnavn til OMV Norge AS fra 01.09.202
Jun 4, 2026 · Extension of the period of validity · DOC 20199
Energidepartementet bekrefter i brev datert 03.06.2026 at initiell periode forlenges til 17.02.2032, jf. petroleumsloven § 3-9 første ledd.
Feb 20, 2023 · New licence · DOC 17706
Tillatelsen er innført i petroleumsregisteret
Ownership history
EVERY INTEREST ON FILE · NEWEST FIRST
| Company | Interest | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vår Energi ASA | 100% | Feb 17, 2026 | today |
| Vår Energi ASA | 70% | Sep 1, 2025 | Feb 16, 2026 |
| OMV Norge AS | 30% | Sep 1, 2025 | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Vår Energi ASA | 70% | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| OMV (Norge) AS | 30% | Feb 17, 2023 | Aug 31, 2025 |
Operators
- Vår Energi ASAFeb 17, 2023 to today
Phases
- Initial extendedFeb 18, 2031 to Feb 17, 2032
- InitialFeb 17, 2023 to Feb 17, 2031
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About this data
Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Interests are the licence's licensee history; the rows with no end date are today's. Register messages are shown as the Petroleum Register files them, in Norwegian, which is the only language it is published in; the kind of message is labeled in English by Petrora, and the link beside each opens it in Google Translate.
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